Overview
- Curt Menefee told viewers Bradshaw arrived at the Los Angeles studio feeling ill and left before air as the show proceeded with Menefee, Howie Long and Michael Strahan.
- Bradshaw posted on Instagram that he would not appear, writing, “Just have a cold. All good,” to calm concern about his absence.
- Strahan lightened the moment on-air by noting the crew sent Bradshaw home, underscoring the decision as precautionary.
- Bradshaw has been a Fox NFL Sunday mainstay since 1994, and attention to his health reflects his age and prior battles with bladder cancer and Merkel cell skin cancer.
- Outlets reported no sign of a prolonged absence, with some indicating he is expected to return for Week 12.